Electric eel
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ELECTRIC EEL (Gymnotus electricus), a member of the family of fishes known as Gymnotidae. In spite of their external similarity the Gymnotidae have nothing to do with the eels (Anguilla).
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Electric Eel
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see electric fish.
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Electric Fish - name for various fish that produce electricity by means of organs usually developed from modified muscle tissue.
Electric eels can grow up to 2.5 m (about 8.2 feet) in length and 20 kg (about 44 pounds) in weight, although 1 m specimens are more common.
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Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 15 years Size: 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.5 m) Weight: 44 lbs (20 kg) Group name: Swarm Did you know?
The Electric eel is truly a remarkable animal not only from the biological but also from the physical point of view. It is the only animal which can make an electric discharge of approximately 500 Volts.
Electric eel
Class: Osteichthyes
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed.
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Electric eels are not really eels, they are actually ostariophysians, but have a strong physical resemblance to true eels. The body is long and snake-like, lacking caudal, dorsal and pelvic fins. Body length can be as long as 2.5 m.
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Q: What is the average voltage given off by an electric eel?
species South American Pike Characoids, Family Ctenolucidae All species of genera Ctenolucius and Boulengerella, including Luciocharax and Hydrocinus African Pike Characoids, Families Hepsetidae and Ichthyboridae All species Electric Eels, ...
The two largest electric fish, The Electric Eel of South America and the Electric Catfish of Africa prey specifically on the smaller and weaker species of electric fish.
Congo Tetra, Cory Doris, Cyphotilapia frontosa (Cichlidae), Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Cichlidae), Discus Fish, Eduard's Mbuna (Psudotropheus socolofi), Electric Catfish (Malapterurus electricus) Malapteruridae, Electric Catfish, Electric Eel, ...
 See also: Eel, Shark, Catfish, Piranha, Carp
  
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